Vahid Selimović

Vahid Selimović (Serbian Cyrillic: Вахид Селимовић; born 3 April 1997) is a Luxembourgish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Slovenian PrvaLiga club Gorica.

Vahid Selimović
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-04-03) 3 April 1997
Place of birth Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Gorica
Number 15
Youth career
2005–2017 Metz
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2018 Metz II 37 (3)
2016–2019 Metz 13 (0)
2019–2020 Apollon Limassol 21 (0)
2020–2022 OFI 27 (1)
2023– Gorica 0 (0)
International career‡
2016 Serbia U19
2019– Luxembourg 11 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 January 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 31 January 2023

Born in Luxembourg, Selimović was a youth international for Serbia, but represents the Luxembourg national football team at the senior level.

Club career

Selimović joined the Metz academy at the age of 8 in 2005, and spent his entire youth years with them, signing his first professional contract eleven years later on 4 July 2016.[2][3] Selimović made his professional debut for Metz in a 1–0 Coupe de la Ligue loss to Angers SCO on 12 December 2017.[4] He made his Ligue 1 debut in a 3–1 win over Montpellier HSC on 16 December 2017.[5]

In January 2019, he signed a two-year contract with Apollon Limassol.[6]

On 8 August 2020, it was announced that Selimović had moved to OFI in Greece.[7]

International career

Selimović was born in Luxembourg and is of Bosniak origin.[8][9] He made his debut for the Serbian under-19 team in a friendly 2–0 win over the Bulgaria U19s.[10]

Selimović switched his national allegiance to Luxembourg in 2019, receiving his first call-up for the senior matches in June of that year.

Career statistics

International
Scores and results list Luxembourg's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Selimović goal.[11]
List of international goals scored by Vahid Selimović
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
12 June 2019Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg Madagascar2–33–3Friendly

References
  1. "Vahid Selimović". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  2. "Vahid Selimovic passe pro". fcmetz.com. 4 July 2016.
  3. "[Fc Metz] Vahid Selimovic: "J'espère que ma carrière sera longue"". lequotidien.lu.
  4. "LFP.fr – Ligue de Football Professionnel – Coupe de la Ligue – Saison 2017/2018 – 1/8 de finale – Angers SCO / FC Metz". lfp.fr.
  5. "LFP.fr – Ligue de Football Professionnel – Ligue 1 Conforama – Saison 2017/2018 – 18ème journée – Montpellier Hérault SC / FC Metz". lfp.fr.
  6. "Με τον αριθμό #4 ο…Vahid Selimovic". apollon.com.cy. 15 January 2019. Archived from the original on 2 June 2019. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  7. "Tim Halls Wechsel zu Gil Vicente perfekt, Vahid Selimovic unterschreibt bei OFI Kreta". tageblatt.lu.
  8. "Фудбалски савез Србије - званична веб презентација". www.fss.rs.
  9. "Football / Avec le sélectionneur de la Bosnie: Bazdarevic: "Le Luxembourg est un modèle"". 22 March 2016.
  10. "Фудбалски савез Србије - званична веб презентација". fss.rs.
  11. Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Vahid Selimović (Player)". national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
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